[fdspokane]

I wrote that in 1989 when my daughters were growing up and boom boxes were the fad. My grandfather's radio has always worked fine for over half a century, which is a tribute to American craftsmanship.

I was a Communications Technician in the Navy during Viet Nam, and we used very sophisticated electronic radio equipment to monitor Russian and Vietnamese radio signals.

Later when I was going to college on the GI Bill I found that my Grandfather's radio could easily pickup those same signals.

The only part I need now is the faceplate/escutheon which covers the dial, knobs and buttons, and it looks like I'll have to fabricate one myself out of light metal and paint it brown.

Thanks to all replies and suggestions.